Store front construction



Feb. 20, 1934. L, LAMER 1,947,651

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y# f 60 J=1 Patented Feb. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE Claims.

My invention relates to a novel store front construction and particularly to the window sash mounting thereof.

The present invention relates to improvements 5 on the construction disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 448,354, and has the same general objects in view.

The primary additional object of the present invention is to provide an all metal construction embodying an improved form of base plate and sill mounting in combination with the novel front rail, the principal features of which are common to both inventions.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form of rear rail construction and mounting.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction, which while producing a resilient mounting for the window glass, will at the same 20 time lock the respective parts in correct relationship against accidental displacement.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification and in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view with a portion in section of an improved store front construction embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a disassembled perspective view of the principal parts oi the invention;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective View partly in cross section of a modified form of the invention, and,

Figure 4 is a disassembled perspective view of the principal parts thereof.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, Wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the same, in the form of the invention shown in igures 1 and 2, 10 indicatesv a pane of plate glass such as used in store fronts and show windows, 11 designates the base or sill upon which the pane is supported and 12 designates a sheet metal cover plate for the upper and outer faces of the sill 11 so as to lend a finished appearance thereto.

This form of the invention embodies a rear sash rail 13 preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal and provided with a flat base plate 14 adapted to rest upon the cover plate 12, and provided along its rear or inner edge with an upstanding flange 15 which bears against an upturned lip 16 formed with the inner edge of the cover plate 12. The lip 16 provides a guide for the rear rail 13.

At the upper edge of the ange 15, the metal is bent back upon itself as at 17 toward the base plate 14 to Within a short distance of said base plate 14. The lower edge of the Vportion 16 is then bent upwardly in a slight curve to provide a resilient web 18 which terminates upwardly into a half bead 19 facing the pane 10 and having its free edge formed with a vertical lip 20 which seats against the inner side of said pane.

The base plate 13 is formed at its forward edge with an oiset locking lip 21 and is secured to the base 11 by screws 22 which pass through openings 23 in said base plate.

A glass supporting element or sill strip 24 in the form of a sheet metal member bent to form a horizontal base 25 is bent upwardly at its forward edge into an upward and rearwardly yextending web 26 which at its upper edge is bent forwardly into a horizontal ledge 2'7. The base of the sill strip 24 rests on the base 14 of the rear rail between the offset lip 21 and the upstanding flange 15 thereof,V the free edge oi' the base 25 being held between the lower edge of the portion 17 and the base 14. A cushion strip 28 is disposed between the ledge 27 and the lower edge of the glass pane 10.

An outer or front sash rail 29 is provided and is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a vertical flange 30 provided at its lower edge portion with an inturned lip or base 31 which is adapted to bind beneath the offset locking lip 21 of the base 14. The metal at the upper edge of the flange 30 is bent rear- Wardly and returned upon itself and formed into a hollow resilient bead 32 extending toward the sill strip 24 and web 18. Bolts 33 project from the bead 32 at intervals, said bolts having their heads 34 disposed within the bead. After the formation of the bead 32, the metal is bent upwardly as at 35 with desired fanciful configurations to terminate in a vertical lip 36 which seats against the outer face of the glass pane opposite the lip 20.

The bolts 33 extend rearwardly and upwardly through openings 37 in the web 26 of the sill strip 24 and through flared counterbores 38 in the web portion 18 of the rear rail 13. Knurled nuts 39 formed with tapering bosses 40 are threaded onto the ends of the bolts 33 to bind the front and rear rails together with the glass pane 10 between them.

In use and operation, after the rear rail 13 has been fastened in position on the base 11, the sill strip 24 is sprung into position with its base clamped between the base 14 and the bend in the metal at the juncture of portions 17 and 18 and with the opposite edges of the base 25 bearing respectively against the flange 15 and inner edge of the offset lip 21. The glass pane 1G is then placed in position from the outside, resting on the ledge 27 and bearing against the lip 20. The front rail is then placed in position with the base 31 thereof binding under the locking lip 21 and the lip 36 thereof bearing against the outer face of the pane l0. As the front rail is placed, the bolts 33 carried by the bead 32 will be inserted through the alined openings 37 and 38 and the nuts 39- will be applied to draw the front and rear rails together with the proper tension to maintain the glass in position.

The usual drainage and ventilation openings are provided.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4, the glass pane 41 is supported upon a base or sill 42 which is provided with al metal cover plate 43.

In this form of the invention, the front rail 44 is substantially the same as in the first form, comprising an inwardly extending horizontal base or lip 45 terminating at its forward edge into an upstanding flange portion 45 which in turn terminates into the inwardly extending closed bead 47, after the formation of which the rail terminates in an upwardly curving resilient portion 48 having an upstanding lip 49 which seats against the outer face of the glass 41.

A base plate in the form of a flat metal strip 50 is secured to the base 42 by means of screws 51. The base plate is provided with an offset lip portion which normally overlies the inner' edge of the base 45 of the front rail and which terminates into an integrally formed glass supporting sill comprising a curved upstanding web or flange 52 which provides a seat for the bead 47 of the front rail. After the formation of the web portion of the sill the meta-l is bent rearwardly to form a horizontal ledge 53 upon which theglass 41 rests, a cushion strip being preferably provided.

The metal forming the base 5D is turned up wardly along its rear edge to produce the upstanding flange 54 and then back upon itself to produce the lip 55 which extends to within a short distance of the upper face of the base 50.

The rear rail proper comprises a resilient upstanding web portion 56 formed at its upper edge into a half bead 57 terminating in a lip 58 adapted to seat against the inner side of the glass 41. The lower edge of the rear rail curves rearwardly and terminates in a turned up lip 59 adapted to engage under the lower edge of the lip 55 formed the base 50 is secured in position, the front rail fes 44 is placed with the lip 45 thereof engaged under the offset lip of the base and with the bolts 50 passing through the openings 61 in the web 52. These two parts maybe bound together by nuts mounted on the bolts and binding against the web on the face opposite the portion in which the bead 47 is seated. The glass pane is then placed in position and the rear rail mounted with the lip 59 locked under the inturned lip 55, the lip 58 resting against the inner face of the glass opposite the lip 49 of the front rail and with the bolts 60 extending through the openings 62. The knurled nuts 63 are then applied to exert the desired pressure on the rear rail to maintain the glass firmly in position.

Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood that various other modifications in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a sash construction, a front rail member, a base member formed at its rear edge with an upstanding flange inturned upon itself and terminating in an upstanding rear rail member, an intermediate sill member having a base portion resting upon said base member and engaging under said inturned flange portion, upstanding web formed with said base portion and terminating into a horizontal glass supporting ledge, and securing elements connecting said front and rear rails through said upstanding web.

2. A sash construction including a front moulding strip formed with a lip'for engaging the front lface of the glass and a closed bead below said lip, a base strip formed at its forward edge with an upstanding web portion terminating in a horizontal glass supporting ledge and at its rearward edge with an upstanding ange having the free edge inturned upon itself, and a rear moulding strip having the upper edge thereof formed into a glass engaging lip and the lower edge thereof rearwardly curving and engaged under said inturned edge of said base plate.

3. A sash construction including a front moulding strip formed with a glass engaging lip and a closed bead below the same, a base strip comprising a glass supporting ledge terminating at its forward edge in a vertical web portion formed to provide a seat for said bead on said front moulding strip, said base strip terminating at its rear edge into an upturned flange having the uppermember, a base member formed with an offset lip at its forward edge and an inturned flange at its rear edge and carrying a rear rail member, an intermediate substantially Z-shaped sill strip mounted upon said base and having a portion engaged under said inturned flange and another portion abutting said offset lip, and means conu necting said front and rear rails.

5. A sash construction including a front moulding strip formed. with a lip for engaging the front of the glass and a closed bead below said lip, a base strip formed at its forward edge with an upstanding web portion terminating in a horizontal glass supporting ledge and having a rearwardly extending base plate, and a rear moulding strip having the upper edge thereof formed into a glass en I gaging lip and the lower` edge thereof rearwardly curving and internttingly associated with the rear edge of said base plate to properly position the latter with respect to said mouldings.

LOUIS L'AMER. 

